21 Jan 21:
WILLOW returned to the repaired pier and her cradle lift, which surprisingly weathered the hurricane without damage. We had to charge the battery for about 30 minutes before launching because I had not plugged in the battery tender while WILLOW was on the trailer for 4 months. I had left the new battery switch on, there is one tiny USB port with a light that draws power. Anyway, she cranked right up and and we motored over to the lift, one more bit of normalcy restored.
More surprised that the nav light electrical connections still work in this corrosive environment.
30 minutes of charging took the battery back up to 50 percent, plenty to crank the motor, it should be topped off 100 percent in 4-6 hours. I was happy to see that the Bad Battery light didn't come on to indicate a battery that wouldn't take a charge.
Our boating seasons are flipped here, it's too hot in the Summer for small boating, heat index routinely tops 110F, sauna temps. This week we expect some light rain and daytime highs in the high 60s to low 70s. We are going to use WILLOW to go search for a few items that disappeared in the storm.
Log of WILLOW.
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